With Pub Crawl coming up this weekend, we sports editors here at the Advance-Titan want to get into the spirit and give our opinions on what sports are the best to have a beer with, either at home, or in person.
- Baseball
Baseball at any level should be enjoyed with a beer at the stadium. There’s something special about having a cold one at a baseball game. This goes back to the initial thought that baseball is an even better in-person experience and having a beer adds to the experience factor.
- Football
Football and having a beer is not a rarity. Having a beer anywhere at the game or at home or at a bar is great. Whether you’re watching the NFL at the bar with your friends or strangers or on the couch at your home, you get a sense of community. But, if you’re attending a college football game, pregaming for four or more hours before and then drinking at the game is the way to do it if you prefer having a few at a game.
- Basketball
Basketball is interesting because if you’re watching the professional level like the NBA, having a beer at home is just fine. If you’re watching the NCAA tournament, then going to a bar with friends might be one of the best ways to enjoy the sport of basketball, especially for the early rounds.
- Auto Racing
This one depends on what racing league you’re watching. If you’re watching a league like Indycar or Formula One, sitting at home and having a beer is the best way to do it. But if you’re talking about NASCAR, all I got to say is “hell yeah brother,” go to the track and crack open a cold one while 40 cars go flying past you at over 200 miles per hour.
- Hockey
For Hockey, it depends why you’re there. If you want to have a beer for the social aspect, it’s probably better to enjoy it either at home or with friends or family somewhere else. But if you’re a true hockey fan, go have one while at the game. With the fast pace of hockey, you have to strategize how to do it.
- Soccer
Soccer has an incredible drinking scene and it doesn’t matter if you’re at the pitch or in a pub. It’s best to drink in a group for this sport as that is part of the social culture around soccer.
